France's Music Industry Faces Sex-Abuse Reckoning
Lola Le Lann Lola Le Lann delayed her album when a collaborator was accused of misconduct. Now she’s helped ignite a movement. MONTPELLIER, France — As French actress-singer Lola Le Lann prepared to release her debut album, 45T., in October 2020, she learned that several women had accused one of her collaborators of sexual assault. She and her label, Sony Music’s Columbia France, decided to delay the project’s release indefinitely, and by November, the Paris public prosecutor had launched an investigation into rapper Yohann Malory, who had written a song for Le Lann’s album. "Wit...